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GREAT WALL OF GARBAGE

photos by Eileen Juan Grey

This is what it looks like along the floodway. The blurred photo is just to show the length of it. This is refuse from the flood; it doesn't even show trash from relief goods. Imagine the styrofoam food containers, noodle packages, cans, plastic bag upon plastic bag. Though there is a need to get things out quickly and cheaply, there is a price to pay for it and we will pay again and again for fast and cheap.

It may take a little bit more time to wrap food in banana leaves, but the long-term effects are worth it. It may cost a bit more to purchase bayongs and other reusable bags, but we always have to take the long view. The extra time and centavos will seem like nothing compared to yet another disaster caused by even more garbage. If you just HAVE to send plastic out, at least put a tag on each bag that says: ANG PLASTIC BAG NA ITO AY MAARING GAMITIN ULIT. ANG PAGTAPON NITO AY SANHI NG PAGBARA AT PAGBAHA. SALAMAT SA INYONG TULONG.

Even as we help others today, let us prevent another disaster waiting to happen. Just look at the photos. It's already upon us.